I just got an amber 5502 deluxe that im loving, but im wondering where do i set the tone controls to get the pbass, musicman, and jazz bass tones like in the lakland video - .

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Here's a very basic breakdown for you... Your mileage may vary depending on where you have the midrange DIP switches set on the preamp... these allow you to change the center frequency for the mid control.

Stingray: Pan all the way to the back pickup, add a small amount of bass and treble

Jazz Bass: Pickup coil selector on the BACK coil of the bridge pickup, pan control in center or a little more toward the front. I usually boost the bass just a hair.

Jazz Bass w/more bite and a little different tonal character: Pickup coil selector on the FRONT coil of the bridge pickup, pan toward center or slightly toward the bridge pickup.

Of course, there are TONS of combos in between. I usually leave all coils and pickups on and the pan in the center. I love the 'Lakland Sound' with everything going on the bass. Again, where you have the mid DIP switches will greatly affect how the boost impacts your sound, and the sound of the bass overall. I tend to favor 450Hz or 500Hz. I rarely need to use any EQ boost/cut because it's voiced so well.

Here's a very basic breakdown for you... Your mileage may vary depending on where you have the midrange DIP switches set on the preamp... these allow you to change the center frequency for the mid control.

Stingray: Pan all the way to the back pickup, add a small amount of bass and treble

Jazz Bass: Pickup coil selector on the BACK coil of the bridge pickup, pan control in center or a little more toward the front. I usually boost the bass just a hair.

Jazz Bass w/more bite and a little different tonal character: Pickup coil selector on the FRONT coil of the bridge pickup, pan toward center or slightly toward the bridge pickup.

Of course, there are TONS of combos in between. I usually leave all coils and pickups on and the pan in the center. I love the 'Lakland Sound' with everything going on the bass. Again, where you have the mid DIP switches will greatly affect how the boost impacts your sound, and the sound of the bass overall. I tend to favor 450Hz or 500Hz. I rarely need to use any EQ boost/cut because it's voiced so well.

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Some of this will be the same as above, but some is slightly different:

Dan Lakin answered this once via email:

This is a clock reference (not digital) - think hour hand only
12:00 - Flat
5:00 - all the way boost
7:00 - all the way cut